CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE - UTILITIES

Section I: Contracting Entity

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Main activity or activities of the contracting entity

	Production, transport and distribution of gas and heat
	Electricity
	Exploration and extraction of gas and oil
	Exploration and extraction of coal and other solid fuels
	Water
	Postal services
	Railway services
	Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services
	Port-related activities
	Airport-related activities

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting entity

Provision of support services at AES Ballylumford Limited and AES Kilroot Power Limited.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

Multi site contract covering AES Ballylumford Limited, Ballylumford Power Station, Islandmagee, Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland BT40 3RS and AES Kilroot Power Limited, Kilroot Power Station, Larne Road, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland BT38 7LX.

II.1.3)

This notice involves

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

AES Ballylumford is a 1 246 MW gas fired power plant and AES Kilroot is a 662 MW dual coal / oil fired plant situated in County Antrim, Northern Ireland within 10 miles of each other. AES Ballylumford Limited and AES Kilroot Power Ltd, two major power generating plants in Northern Ireland invite pre-qualification questionnaire responses for the provision of maintenance and support services as divided into Lots below. Both Power Stations have a requirement for maintenance and support services across both sites:

Both AES entities will enter a single contract for each Lot. The contract(s) is/are for 12 months with an option to extend up to a further two 12 month periods.

Lot 1. Scaffolding services: Provide labour, equipment, materials and design expertise for the erection and dismantling of scaffolding structures within the power stations;

Estimated annual contract value for both sites is GBP 580 000;

Lot 2. Thermal insulation services: Provide labour, equipment and materials for site thermal insulation services including the removal of asbestos and/or man made mineral fibres, re-insulation and disposal of waste;

Estimated annual contract value for both sites is GBP 375 000;

Lot 3. High Pressure welding of valves and pipe-work and associated maintenance support services: Provide labour, equipment, materials and expertise to maintain existing valves and pipe-work from 3/8" to 10" diameter within the power stations. The work includes the removal from line, weld prepping and reinstatement of valves and pipe-work and maintenance support services;

Estimated annual contract value for both sites is GBP 1 700 000;

Lot 4. Industrial cleaning services: Provide equipm ent, materials and labour for heavy industrial cleaning, including the internal cleaning of boilers, turbines, coal mills, cooling culverts, ducting systems and other ancillary plant and general station cleaning using wet and dry processes;

Estimated annual contract value for both sites is GBP 575 000;

Lot 5. Office Cleaning: Provide materials, equipment and labour for general non-industrial cleaning. The work includes the cleaning of offices, workshops, control rooms, canteen's, washrooms and includes restocking washroom products;

Estimated annual contract value for both sites is GBP 300 000;

Lot 6. Security Guarding: Provide labour for the provision of security services including control of personnel and vehicular access, monitoring and examination of the site perimeter and security within the site; Estimated annual contract value for both sites is GBP 300 000;

Lot 7. Provision of Electrical Support Services: Provide equipment, materials and labour for the supply of electrical installation work. The work also includes maintenance and fault finding on a variety of electrical equipment;

Estimated annual contract value for both sites is GBP 300 000.

The Lots necessitate providing cover for 24 hours, 7 days a week, 365 days per year working /call-off arrangements as dictated by the operation of the generating plants.

A more detailed explanation of the Services is contained within the Pre Qualification Questionnaire and the Information Memorandum.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.I.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s) awarded

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s) awarded

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting entity

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

V.1)

Award and Contract Value

Contract No:

 Title: 

Lot No:

V.1.1)

Date of contract award

V.1.2)

Numbers of offers received

V.1.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.1.4)

Information on value of contract

V.1.5)

The contract likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

V.1.6)

Price paid for bargain purchases

Section V: Award of contract

V.1)

Award and Contract Value

Contract No:

 Title: 

Lot No:

V.1.1)

Date of contract award

V.1.2)

Numbers of offers received

V.1.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.1.4)

Information on value of contract

V.1.5)

The contract likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

V.1.6)

Price paid for bargain purchases

Section V: Award of contract

V.1)

Award and Contract Value

Contract No:

 Title: 

Lot No:

V.1.1)

Date of contract award

V.1.2)

Numbers of offers received

V.1.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.1.4)

Information on value of contract

V.1.5)

The contract likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

V.1.6)

Price paid for bargain purchases

Section V: Award of contract

V.1)

Award and Contract Value

Contract No:

 Title: 

Lot No:

V.1.1)

Date of contract award

V.1.2)

Numbers of offers received

V.1.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.1.4)

Information on value of contract

V.1.5)

The contract likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

V.1.6)

Price paid for bargain purchases

Section V: Award of contract

V.1)

Award and Contract Value

Contract No:

 Title: 

Lot No:

V.1.1)

Date of contract award

V.1.2)

Numbers of offers received

V.1.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.1.4)

Information on value of contract

V.1.5)

The contract likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

V.1.6)

Price paid for bargain purchases

Section V: Award of contract

V.1)

Award and Contract Value

Contract No:

 Title: 

Lot No:

V.1.1)

Date of contract award

V.1.2)

Numbers of offers received

V.1.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.1.4)

Information on value of contract

V.1.5)

The contract likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

V.1.6)

Price paid for bargain purchases

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

The contracting entities will commence the standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will contain the information specified in Regulation 32 of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended). Pursuant to Regulation 45D, legal proceedings must generally be started within 30 days beginning with the date when the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen, although a Court can extend the period for bringing proceedings to up to 3 months (after the date when the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen) where the Court considers that there is a good reason for doing so. A longer limitation period of 6 months can apply to any claim for a declaration of ineffectiveness (although this can in certain circumstances, specified in the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006, be reduced to 30 days). The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court of Northern Ireland.

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice